CVE-2000-0398
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer overflow in wconsole.dll in Rockliffe MailSite Management Agent allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long query_string parameter in the HTTP GET request.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA buffer overflow vulnerability exists in wconsole.dll, a component of Rockliffe MailSite Management Agent. By sending an HTTP GET request with an excessively long query_string parameter, remote attackers can overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary commands on the affected system with the privileges of the vulnerable service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.2.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Rockliffe MailSite is installedCheck for MailSite installation directories (typically under C:\Program Files\Rockliffe or similar), or query the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Rockliffe for product informationAffected if Rockliffe MailSite is found on the system
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Determine the installed version of Rockliffe MailSiteCheck the version information of the MailSite executable or DLL files, or query the registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Rockliffe\MailSite\VersionAffected if The installed version is 4.2.10
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Verify if the Management Agent component (wconsole.dll) is presentSearch for wconsole.dll in the MailSite installation directory, typically in a bin or management subfolderAffected if wconsole.dll exists in the MailSite installation path
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Determine if the Management Agent service is exposed to networkCheck if the Management Agent HTTP service is running and bound to a network interface (typically TCP port 9999). Use netstat -an | findstr 9999 or review service configurationAffected if The Management Agent HTTP service is listening on a network-accessible port
A system is affected if Rockliffe MailSite version 4.2.10 is installed with the Management Agent (wconsole.dll) component exposed over the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply available patches from the vendor. If patches are unavailable due to end-of-life status, decommission or isolate the affected system and migrate to a supported mail server management solution.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2000-0398 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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